Particle Sizes
Particle |
Particle Size (microns) |
dot (.) |
615 |
Glass Wool |
1000 |
Spanish Moss Pollen |
150 - 750 |
Beach Sand |
100 - 10000 |
Mist |
70 - 350 |
Fertilizer |
10 - 1000 |
Pollens |
10 - 1000 |
Cayenne Pepper |
15 - 1000 |
Textile Fibers |
10 - 1000 |
Fiberglass Insulation |
1 - 1000 |
Grain Dusts |
5 - 1000 |
Human Hair |
40 - 300 |
Human Hair |
60 - 600 |
Dust Mites |
100 - 300 |
Saw Dust |
30 - 600 |
Ground Limestone |
10 - 1000 |
Tea Dust |
8 - 300 |
Coffee |
5 - 400 |
Bone Dust |
3 - 300 |
Hair |
5 - 200 |
Cement Dust |
3 - 100 |
Ginger |
25 - 40 |
Mold Spores |
10-30 |
Starches |
3 - 100 |
Red Blood Cells |
5-10 |
Mold |
3-12 |
Mustard |
6-10 |
Antiperspirant |
6-10 |
Textile Dust |
6-20 |
Gelatin |
5-90 |
Spider web |
2-3 |
Spores |
3-40 |
Combustion-related - motor vehicles, wood burning, open burning, industrial processes |
up to 2.5 |
Fly Ash |
1 - 1000 |
Milled Flour, Milled Corn |
1 - 100 |
Coal Dust |
1 - 100 |
Iron Dust |
4-20 |
Smoke from Synthetic Materials |
1-50 |
Lead Dust |
2 |
Face Powder |
0.1 - 30 |
Talcum Dust |
0.5 - 50 |
Asbestos |
0.7 - 90 |
Calcium Zinc Dust |
0.7 - 20 |
Paint Pigments |
0.1 - 5 |
Auto and Car Emission |
1 - 150 |
Metallurgical Dust |
0.1 - 1000 |
Metallurgical Fumes |
0.1 - 1000 |
Clay |
0.1 - 50 |
Humidifier |
0.9 - 3 |
Copier Toner |
0.5 - 15 |
Liquid Droplets |
0.5 - 5 |
Insecticide Dusts |
0.5 - 10 |
Anthrax |
1-5 |
Yeast Cells |
1-50 |
Carbon Black Dust |
0.2 - 10 |
Atmospheric Dust |
0.001 - 40 |
Smoldering or Flaming Cooking Oil |
0.03 - 0.9 |
Corn Starch |
0.1 - 0.8 |
Sea Salt |
0.035 - 0.5 |
Bacteria |
0.3 - 60 |
Bromine |
0.1 - 0.7 |
Lead |
0.1 - 0.7 |
Radioactive Fallout |
0.1 - 10 |
Rosin Smoke |
0.01 - 1 |
Combustion |
0.01 - 0.1 |
Smoke from Natural Materials |
0.01 - 0.1 |
Burning Wood |
0.2 - 3 |
Coal Flue Gas |
0.08 - 0.2 |
Oil Smoke |
0.03 - 1 |
Tobacco Smoke |
0.01 - 4 |
Viruses |
0.005 - 0.3 |
Typical Atmospheric Dust |
0.001 to 30 |
Sugars |
0.0008 - 0.005 |
Pesticides & Herbicides |
0.001 |
Source: www.engineeringtoolbox.com